King Edward's School, Birmingham

King Edward's School (KES) is an independent secondary school in Birmingham, England, founded by King Edward VI in 1552. It is part of the Foundation of the Schools of King Edward VI in Birmingham and one of the most academically successful schools in the country. It was ranked 10th for A-Level results http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/4170185.stm and 40th for GCSE results http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/4170183.stm out of all schools in England in 2004. The school has been located in Edgbaston since 1940, but this was not the original site; King Edward's used to be situated on New Street in Birmingham city centre.

Living History

One of the school's more unique societies is the Living History Group, which currently has around 40 members from both KES and the neighbouring King Edward's High School for Girls. Run by the school's Head of History, Jonathan Davies, the society adds a "hands-on" approach to lessons with demonstrations of both civilian and military aspects of the late Mediaeval and Tudor periods of English history - around the period in which the school itself was founded.

Related Topics:
Mediaeval - Tudor period

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The Group also travels to historical sites to give demonstrations to the public. Recent events have included Warwick Castle, Tilbury Fort, the Avoncroft Museum of Historic Buildings, Harvington Hall and the Battle of Berkeley Castle; the Group travelled to the Mary Rose museum in Portsmouth for the International Festival of the Sea in July, 2005.

Related Topics:
Warwick Castle - Tilbury Fort - Avoncroft Museum of Historic Buildings - Berkeley Castle - Mary Rose - Portsmouth - International Festival of the Sea

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